Victoria Clarke

Victoria Mary Clarkeis an Irish journalist and writer who has written for newspapers and magazines in Britain and Ireland; she has also appeared on Irish reality television shows.

She is known for her long-term relationship with the British-born Irish singer-songwriter Shane MacGowan of the Pogues, whom she met at age 16; Clarke and MacGowan were married from 2018 until the latter's death in 2023.

Career

Clarke is a music journalist who has written for a number of newspapers and magazines. She is the author of Angel in Disguise, a memoir and spiritual guide written after she split up with MacGowan in her late 30s.